Since you are reading this in the
New Year of 2013 I guess the Mayan calendar was incorrect! Thankfully and sadly
we have to reflect on the loss of valuable volunteer members, all of whom
contributed to the benefit of our Museum: former President Ed Blackman, former
Vice-President and Project Leader Bill Britt, Ken Williams, Charles Cuniff, and a few that retain their privacy.

In 2012 we were able to succeed with many
projects: extending our lease, relocating the rear gate which gave us an
additional 83 ˝ feet of running room, acquiring catenary arches, constructing
two pavilions, initiating work on the burro crane, initiating work on a flat
car for use as a ride on an open car, painting of the CN caboose (nice bright
red, as a caboose should be), repairing the floor of the Reading coach #2001, continuing
work on the Tonawanda Valley observation car and the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad wooden caboose. We continued participation in numerous
outreach programs, and enhanced our Easter, Pumpkin Patch, and Santa events. The
Museum made numerous acquisitions through donations and gifts. The Museum was
the site of movie shoots, wedding and engagement shoots, CD cover shoots and
music videos, tours, new and expanded Wednesday night programs, and birthday
parties. Unfortunately a few planned projects did not come to fruition in 2012,
but remain in the working or planning stages.

Even in a marginal economy the Danbury
Railway Museum has continued to grow economically through innovative programming,
careful and frugal spending and efficient project management. Our accomplishments
in 2012, as you can see, were numerous. Why? Because of you, our members and
volunteers! The sharing of our members’ talents, knowledge, expertise and cooperation
is the main factor which contributed to a reasonable and respectable 2012. We
must thank those familiar or maybe not so familiar faces/names and new volunteers
who have jumped in to help with both feet! Apologies if I have missed acknowledging
anybody.

Joseph
Alves

Bob
Andriola

Alan
Baker

Roberta
Ballard

Bob
Bell

Gary
Bentley

Marty
Bishop

Ed
Blackman*

Suze Blackman

Bob
Boothe

Mary
Ann Boothe

Bill
Brett

Bill
Britt*

Chip
Brown

Harry
Burke

Dan
Carleton

Peter
Celona

Justin
Chapin

Don
Collier

Dan
Cordoso

Katie
Corwin

Charles*
& Nancy Cuniff

Jim Daly

Bob
Detlefsen

Al
Emanuele

Max
Enis

Nick
Ernst

Dan
Foley

Dave
Fuller

Bob
Gambling

Paul
Gassner

Franz
Gerencir

Steve Gould

Greg
Grice

Marty
Grossman

Al
Gruber

Gerry
Herrmann

John
Ivansco

Ian
Jenner

Charles
Johnson

Bob Kessler

Geoff
Knees

Don
Konen

Dave Kopycinski

Hans
Dieter Krauter

Mike
LaGue

Dana
Laird

Joe
LaPorta

Mike
LaPorta

Jerry
Lawlor

Harry
Leeds

Tom
Lenhart

Gil
Letellier

Carl
Liba

Dave
Lowry

Ian
Mdnsen

Mike
Madyda

Stan
Madyda

Joe
Mato

Tom
McCullough

Shannon
McDonald

Jim
McGeorge

Dave
McKee

Pete
McLachlan

Glenn
Miller

Dan Milone

J.R.
Mitchell

Elaine
Mitchell

Bill
Nicholson

John
O’Hern

Patty
Osmer

Shirley
Peatfield

Andre
Perez

Bob
Pitcher

Ira
Pollack

Bob
Powell

Jeremy
Rice

Dave
Rist

Jeremy
Rice

Wade
Roese

Luis
Roman

Dana
Rosenbergen

Chuck
Sager

Mike
Salata

Marty
Scatola

Adam
Schwartz

Richard Shaboo

Elyse
Shapiro

John
Silbert

Dave
Simington

Art
Slothower

Lovett
Smith

Nancy
Sniffen

David
Stavans

Judith
Stavans

Terrie
Stramiello

Frank
Sullivan

Carolyn
Taylor

Jim Teer

Sue
Teer

Jeff
Van Wagenen

Bill Waggoner

Joe
Ward

Matt
Wuensch

Roger
Whitcomb

Tony
White

Ken Williams*

Carol Wilson

David
Wilson

Fiona Herrmann

Kristina Maceira

Victoria
Maceira

Ashley Norkowski

Sam
Steinbrook

.

.

An *
following a volunteer’s name indicates that sadly the person has passed away.

As a member of any volunteer
organization your reward is proportional to that which you put forth. The
volunteers above should be proud to have exhibited the utmost of commitment and
dedication to their/our own Danbury Railway Museum.